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Meaning of "go from bad to worse" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GO FROM BAD TO WORSE

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GO FROM BAD TO WORSE

go far
go figure
go fly a kite
go for
go for a burton
go for broke
go for it
go for the doctor
go for the jugular
go for your life
go forth
go great guns
go halves
go hard
go hard with
go in
go in for
go into
go into detail
go it

WORDS THAT END LIKE GO FROM BAD TO WORSE

corse
Crazy Horse
dark horse
endorse
for better for worse
for the worse
horse
iron horse
Master of the Horse
morse
Norse
put the cart before the horse
remorse
seahorse
to get off your high horse
Trojan Horse
white horse
Whitehorse
workhorse
worse

Synonyms and antonyms of go from bad to worse in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «go from bad to worse» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GO FROM BAD TO WORSE

Find out the translation of go from bad to worse to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of go from bad to worse from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «go from bad to worse» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

从每况愈下
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ir de mal en peor
570 millions of speakers

English

go from bad to worse
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बद से बदतर जाना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تذهب من سيء إلى أسوأ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

идти от плохого к худшему
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ir de mal a pior
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

খারাপ থেকে আরও খারাপ যান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

aller de mal en pis
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pergi dari buruk menjadi lebih buruk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

vom Regen in die Traufe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

悪化の一途をたどる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

나쁜에서 더 나쁜 이동
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lunga saka ing ngarepe
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đi từ xấu đến tồi tệ hơn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மோசமாக இருந்து மோசமாக செல்ல
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वाईट पासून वाईट जा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kötülükten kötüleşmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

andare di male in peggio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

iść coraz gorzej
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

йти від поганого до гіршого
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

du-te de la rău la mai rău
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πάει από το κακό στο χειρότερο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gaan van kwaad na erger
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gå från dåligt till värre
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gå fra vondt til verre
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of go from bad to worse

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GO FROM BAD TO WORSE»

The term «go from bad to worse» is quite widely used and occupies the 31.461 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GO FROM BAD TO WORSE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «go from bad to worse» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «go from bad to worse» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about go from bad to worse

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GO FROM BAD TO WORSE»

Discover the use of go from bad to worse in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to go from bad to worse and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Semantic Prosody: A Critical Evaluation
5. suggests that things could go from bad to worse,' Miss Baxter said. Parents who abuse 6. crisis in nursing could go from bad to worse as industry, the United States and 7. into the boy, or watch him go from bad to worse'. David's answer had ...
Dominic Stewart, 2010
2
Blood is Thicker
Hakeem has a hard time adjusting when, due to his father's sickness, Hakeem and his family must move in with his uncle in distant Detroit, especially when he has to share his room with his moody cousin Savon.
Paul Langan, D. M. Blackwell, 2004
3
What to Do When Things Go from Bad to Worse
Sooner or later, every life experiences a difficulty where there seems to be no hope. In this extraordinary book, author Whitfield shows you exactly what to do in your darkest hour.
J. B. Whitfield, 2006
4
Nursing Administration Handbook
... go from bad to worse." The Range of Decisions Decision-making situations may range from the highly, but rarely totally, objective, with plenty of factual information on which to decide, to the purely subjective or totally judgmental decision.
Howard S. Rowland, Beatrice L. Rowland, 1997
5
A Dictionary of Anglo-American Proverbs & Proverbial ...
To go from bad to worse (EAP 18; MP 26) 1805 Play title: From Bad to Worse: A Comedy in Three Acts. Calderon de la Barca, Pedro. In The Theatrical Recorder, ed. Thomas Holcroft. London: H. D. Symonds, 1805. Vol. 1. 1869 "Things got ...
George B. Bryan, Wolfgang Mieder, 2005
6
You Don't Have to Follow Satan to Follow Satan
We are warned in 2 Timothy 3:1, 13 (niv), “But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days...evil men and imposters will go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.” Sexual immorality will go from bad to worse.
Don Glover, 2008
7
English-Albanian Dictionary of Idioms
O The committee decided to go forward with its plans for the compulsory purchase of the land, so that the road could be widened. □ The work is going forward well. go from bad to worse shkon keq e me keq □ We are afraid that the shop may ...
Ilo Stefanllari, 2000
8
Developing Managerial Skills in Engineers and Scientists: ...
There is never time to do it right, but always time to do it over. Once a job is fouled up. anything done to improve it only makes it worse. Left to themselves, things always go from bad to worse. Having this short list on your bulletin board side by  ...
Michael K. Badawy, 1995
9
Rajpal Dictionary Of English Idioms & Phrases
... make progress * A patrol went forward to look into the case * The work is going forward very well Go from bad to worse: Become seriously worse * In spite of good treatment, his health is going from bad to worse Go from/to: Reach* This road ...
Shori, A K, 2010
10
Manopause: Your Guide to Surviving His Changing Life
If he hasn't honed his emotional intelligence and learned to deal with the feelings that manopause creates in him, negative emotions can go from bad to worse. Your man may experience an overall increase in anxiety, which can spin out of ...
Lisa Friedman Bloch, Kathy Kirtland Silverman, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GO FROM BAD TO WORSE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term go from bad to worse is used in the context of the following news items.
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Greeks play blame game as things go from bad to worse
ATHENS — The most tumultuous week in recent Greek history has left the country's citizens angry, frustrated and unsure who's to blame for ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
2
'True Detective' recap: When leads go bad, they go really bad
An SUV flees the scene, and things go from bad to worse when the guys crash into a bus and then start firing at a group of nearby protesters. «Metro.us, Jul 15»
3
Local Shows to Premiere in San Diego for SD Fringe
And she's about to make some noise. In "Quarantine," by Wesley Mullins, things go from bad to worse for an Ebola doctor. After she's ordered to ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»
4
Sunday's TV tips
Things go from bad to worse as it all becomes about the money, the guns, and the damned dog! Starring: Benicio Del Toro, Dennis Farina, ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
5
AFL 2015: Hawthorn defeat Fremantle by 72 points at Aurora …
And the news could go from bad to worse for the Dockers with Nat Fyfe under MRP consideration for a mistimed spoil on Taylor Duryea. «Herald Sun, Jul 15»
6
County approves expanded solar project
“We have just seen the property go from bad to worse,” Heinz said. “Right now, I'm sitting on the fence. I want the property to be better, to be ... «Sierra Vista Herald, Jul 15»
7
'The Walking Dead' Season 6 Trailer (WATCH)
After that, in typical "Walking Dead" fashion, things go from bad to worse. Hoards of zombies, in-fighting between members of the Grimes Gang, ... «Headlines & Global News, Jul 15»
8
Homeland Season Five Teaser: Carrie is kidnapped, relationship …
Season five will pick up two years after Carrie left her role as the station chief in Islamabad which we all watched go from bad to worse. «Unreality TV, Jul 15»
9
“Fighting must stop if we are to save South Sudan”
Unless all parties to the conflict stop the fighting and respect international conventions, an extremely critical situation will go from bad to worse ... «Norwegian Refugee Council, Jul 15»
10
Film Review: 'The Gallows'
After deciding to explore the bowels of the school in search of a way out, things go from bad to worse faster than anyone can say “phantom of ... «Variety, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Go from bad to worse [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/go-from-bad-to-worse>. May 2024 ».
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